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Copperhead., Swordspoint Productions ; screenplay by BIll Kaufman ; directed by Ron Maxwell, Widescreen

Label
Copperhead., Swordspoint Productions ; screenplay by BIll Kaufman ; directed by Ron Maxwell, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for an unsettling sequence, CHV rating: PG
Main title
Copperhead.
Oclc number
875304964
Responsibility statement
Swordspoint Productions ; screenplay by BIll Kaufman ; directed by Ron Maxwell
Runtime
120
Summary
The film, inspired by actual events, takes place in upstate New York, circa 1862. Dairy farmer Abner Beech despises slavery, but just as passionately opposes the war that President Lincoln is waging, all in the name of "union, " hundreds of miles away. Abner is neither a Yankee nor a Rebel. He is what is known as a "Copperhead." A local anti-slavery zealot named Hagadorn stirs up the town against him, with pamphlets and rumors that prompt shopkeepers to boycott Abner's dairy products
Technique
live action
resource.version
Widescreen
Classification
resource.filmdirector
resource.screenwriter
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